2)
Price for membership has been set
at $15 and will entitle you to list your photos and a brief description of the restoration
process (complete or incomplete) of your own vehicle as noted above. As a member you will
also receive a club sticker that is currently being produced and be able to advertise your
vehicle on the site. A membership section and newsletter from the authors of the club and
site will be updated and featured on the website.
3)
An annual club run will now be
scheduled once yearly down the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. It is planned to be held on
the Labour Day long weekend. Given that the base of the club is established in Victoria
and the long association of Sandmans with the coast we thought it a most appropriate
location. Details of the run will be updated as we further approach Labour Day Weekend. At
this stage we are planning to conduct the run on a Saturday afternoon driving from Geelong
through Torquay down to Lorne and onto Apollo Bay where we will stay overnight. All are
welcome to attend and we invite emails with suggestions beforehand.
4)
From now on we will only be
promoting attendance of club members at All Holden Days. We have arrived at this position
because there is huge number of events that can be attended and our representation has
been scattered and random. We believe it to be in the best interests of the Club to be
represented at All Holden Days with a number of vehicles. However, we accept that many
owners will continue to attend varied events and we do not discourage this.
5)
Website changes are numerous and
will include:
a)
More regular updates. At this
stage they are planned for six monthly but may occur every 4 months.
b)
Changes to the members section
allowing for the provision of photographs and a brief description of owners vehicles and
histories.
c)
More comprehensive identification information. We have
asked Byron Rich who has worked very hard in this area for the use of his identification
information on our site.
d)
Revision of the parts section. We
have improved the trading page as we now have to accept that most members are using other
methods including eBay as a more common way of buying and selling parts.
e)
Updates to the HQ, HJ, HX and HZ
Sandman Model Information sections including increase access to pictures.
f)
Updates to Sandman Decals pages and
information pairing vehicle colour schemes with decal colour combinations.
We are excited by
the changes to the Sandman Owners Club and hope you feel equally positive about them.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries or suggestions. The next month or
two will be an interesting time for us as we move forward to further consolidate the club
and its operation.
Membership forms will also be available online soon.
